2014 Newsletters

Sherrie Swensen Our guest speaker for our November general meeting was our Salt Lake County Clerk, Sherrie Swensen. We were treated to an enlightening discussion of the changes and challenges that have occurred in the voting processes and other...

Beowulf Julie Boyden, someone who has learned enough of the Anglo-Saxon language to translate the oldest English story ever told, Beowulf , told us how her interest in Tolkien led to the Anglo Saxon language. She read to us from her translation...

More on Climate Justice Polluted air disproportionately affects the poor, the disenfranchised and Salt Lake City. It threatens everything we love. A United Nations Climate Summit occurred the last week of September. The Sunday before about 400,000...

Save Our Canyons At our July meeting, Alex Schmidt, one of only two full-time employees at Save Our Canyons (www.saveourcanyons.org ) spoke to us about their work. Almost everyone else in the organization who is “dedicated to protecting the beauty a...

American Atheist Convention Chapter members Sally Jo Fuller and Robert Frahm attended the recent Atheist Conference in Salt Lake City. Here is the third report from their experiences. Carrying on a conversation with someone you do not know is...

American Atheist Convention Chapter members Sally Jo Fuller and Robert Frahm attended the recent Atheist Conference in Salt Lake City. Here is the second report from their experiences. Why would an ordained minister accept an offer to speak at...

American Atheist Convention Chapter members Sally Jo Fuller and Robert Frahm attended the recent Atheist Conference in Salt Lake City. Here is a report from their experiences. At this time, I will just give a short summary of this incredible...

An Imperfect Book At our regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 13, Earl Wunderli, a longtime member of our chapter, spoke about his recently published book, An Imperfect Book: What the Book of Mormon Tells Us About Itself . The history in...

Darwin Day 2014 I had a great time at our seventh Darwin Day celebration. As I often say, it is always enjoyable to meet with like-minded people to advocate for science or to promote other worthy causes. When you combine good food, like-minded...

Art and Activism With wit and wisdom, Charles L. Frost, aka Sister Dottie, entertained, enlightened and provoked our January meeting audience. His stated purpose was hoping that his LIFE as an ARTIST and ACTIVIST would be of some value. A wise...

Freedom of Marriage in Utah On December 20, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex couples from marrying, declaring that the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection and due...